10 Most Prosperous Countries

10. Mongolia

Rounding out the top 10 most prosperous countries in the Asia-Pacific is Mongolia, which scores moderately well on safety and security (although less than half of all Mongolians feel safe walking around their local area at night) and social capital, where Mongolians benefit from high levels of charitable donations and voluntary contributions. However, the country scores poorly on entrepreneurship and innovation, with the country ranking 70th globally on the back of one of the lowest value added figures by the service industry in the world, and on governance, where the country ranks 86th, due largely to low levels of trust and an inefficient bureaucracy.

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